Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Accordingly, in the White House video, a +100 integer flashes on-screen when a mortar shell connects with its target, as if the president himself were landing trick shots on his Twitch stream.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Gershman said he questions how the repeated recitation of Cohen’s lies in particular were landing with jurors.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

“The Army internal investigation showed pretty clearly that the crew knew that they were landing right before or right after on an active snowmobile trail,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Back then, very few Black screenwriters were landing feature gigs, even on projects centering Black people, so I’m grateful for his giving a young Black gay screenwriter the opportunity to write Bayard’s story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Already some of those embers were landing in his yard and igniting the grass and leaves.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy